{"id":6883,"date":"2020-02-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safeharbor.agencypartnerinteractive.com\/counselors\/patrice-forrester-lcsw-c\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T13:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:43:12","slug":"patrice-forrester","status":"publish","type":"counselors","link":"https:\/\/safeharbor.agencypartnerinteractive.com\/?counselors=patrice-forrester","title":{"rendered":"Patrice Forrester, LCSW-C"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/api.badgr.io\/public\/assertions\/dBCqRRGhT7-lZAZlB5hREA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.safeharborbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Client-Thrive-Completion-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1976\" width=\"329\" height=\"280\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Practicing Since: 2010<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patrice views individuals as having strengths that can be built upon to help meet their life goals. She actively seeks to create a safe space to facilitate trust between her and clients so that clients feel comfortable in sharing their honest thoughts and feelings. Patrice also values the diverse cultural\u00a0backgrounds with\u00a0which clients may identify. If desired by the client, she utilizes cultural expressions relevant to the client to support their achievement of counseling goals. Patrice incorporates family, trauma, and expressive arts therapies within a person-centered framework in\u00a0counseling sessions. As she partners with clients to\u00a0meet their\u00a0life\u00a0goals, internal or external resources are identified that can be strengthened in order to facilitate life transformation.\u00a0<br><br>Patrice is a licensed\u00a0clinical social worker with experience providing mental health services to children, teenagers, and adults affected by psychological trauma, HIV\/AIDS, and chronic mental illness. She obtained her Masters in Social Work from Catholic University in 2010 and her Ph.D. in Social Work in 2021. Patrice received further training in trauma-focused CBT for children and adolescents while a therapist at a DC mental health agency. She also was trained in mental\u00a0health practice for human\u00a0trafficking survivors through the Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patrice is from the DC metropolitan area with familial roots in Jamaica. She participates in organizations and groups on work related to advocacy for human trafficking survivors and grassroots community initiatives in El Salvador and Haiti. She is active in her church&#8217;s small group Bible study ministry and is a member of the worship team at her church&#8217;s bilingual (Spanish &amp; English) service. Patrice enjoys creating art &#8211; writing poetry, singing, making collages, and designing jewelry.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Patrice is licensed in the state of Maryland #16103 and the District of Columbia #LC50079988.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Client Thrive Program<\/strong><br>Credentials Earned:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/api.badgr.io\/public\/assertions\/PbPNMhRFTuSFhuHmBSbXjg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.safeharborbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Engagement-Badge.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1402 size-full\"\/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Engagement Badge<\/strong><br>Awarded: 4\/14\/21<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/api.badgr.io\/public\/assertions\/ScC2fPPKRJeFF5zBEr3jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.safeharborbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Connection-Badge.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1830 size-full\"\/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Connection Badge<\/strong><br>Awarded: 6\/12\/21<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/api.badgr.io\/public\/assertions\/IGmlx1nSTM2O4WGmuX3fuQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.safeharborbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Collaboration-Badge.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1970 size-full\"\/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Collaboration Badge<\/strong><br>Awarded: 9\/10\/21<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7933,"template":"","locations":[421,138],"insurance":[22,23,35,36,71,51],"issues":[19,26,31,45,69,50],"gender":[76],"age_groups":[17,18,101],"language":[28],"treatment_orientation":[102,59,40,66,77,48,100],"video_counseling":[52],"demographics":[29,30,37],"zip_code":[],"care":[],"accepting_new_clients":[406],"class_list":["post-6883","counselors","type-counselors","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","locations-washington-dc-9th-st-nw-office","locations-washington-dc","insurance-carefirst-bluecross-blueshield","insurance-cigna","insurance-johns-hopkins-ehp","insurance-johns-hopkins-usfhp","insurance-tricare","insurance-united-healthcare","issues-anxiety-panic","issues-depression","issues-grief-bereavement","issues-self-esteem-self-worth","issues-suicidal-ideation","issues-ptsd","gender-female","age_groups-adolescents-12-17","age_groups-adults-18","age_groups-elementary-6-11","language-english","treatment_orientation-art-therapy","treatment_orientation-client-centered-therapy","treatment_orientation-mindfulness-therapy","treatment_orientation-narrative-therapy","treatment_orientation-psychodynamic-therapy","treatment_orientation-strengths-based-therapy","treatment_orientation-trauma-focused","video_counseling-yes","demographics-family-therapy","demographics-female","demographics-male","accepting_new_clients-no"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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